ofsted

• ofsted carries out inspections that rate child care settings and schools from 'outstanding' to 'inadequate'
• aspects that ofsted inspects will often include:

  
  

  -effectiveness of leadership and management

  -quality of teaching, learning and assessment

  -outcomes for children and learners

  -effectiveness of safeguarding
• they publish inspection reports that identify good practice and indicate what needs to be improved. they also put failing schools into special measures and re-inspect to monitor progress and improvements.